Daily Republican., 1887-08-31
Home 4 d,tor vs Torelsn Eo,tor.


editor ut the Every Evening, written
from l. 'ndou, ststipg that "contrAFy TO
the generally recstvsd Impression In
Amerios, I aud articles OF read " m sde
olothtug very little, II any. cheaper,
quality for quality, here than they arc
in Wilma sssn," has raised . COL ftos
OF words ostVeen the homo manage
mont OF that paper and Its absent chief.
The declaration Is 80 entirely foreign to
the veil known principles OF free trade
that the paper hiss always advocated
that it is with muah difficulty the
homo editor can fnd arguments that
will reconcile the declaration OF his dis.
dnguisaed foreign contributor. Not
Wtthstanding the assertion Of the edi-
Tor In aief abroad, the editor In charge
at home takes issue with him and reit-
erases former declarations that clothing
10 90 maoh cheaper in England that
"peopie have ofsen said that 1t pays
them to lake trip to Europe to replen-
tsh their wsrdrobes." We do not
know how this is, never having been
in London to see and find out the truth
OF the matter for ourselves, bu. the
editor In chlef OF the Every Evening
mas been there and VAS there when he
wrote homo tna. he found clothing in
shat great mar. Of free trade very little
II any cheaper than the same class OF
goods 10 Wilmington. Nj. Humphrey
10 . level-hesdsd writer. He takes
CLOSE observations and clothes his Ian.
guAge in words easily Understood. The
vAriAnou In prices caused BY higher
ronts aud surrounding local cirouu.
stan ,es 70 which the b home editor refers
arc rs osrfe,sly understood here Is they
Are In l. ,adou. We have our upto wn
stores here Is in London. People 20 to
Phila 1elphis for olothing aud dry
goods because they say they can get
them cheaper there than here, which
We dous:, and people come from Phila.
delphia to Wilmington for articles
cheaper here than there. The same
Huotuad9ps exist amongst the 10 wns OF
Euglan1. Even in our gn city O box
OF oolt.r' TOR which 25 csuts is charged
In one store can be Dough: 10 another
not m 3ss than square distant for 20
cents. Me-. Humpurey Ia no filppant
writer. Kao wing that q. home he had
often told he people how badly they
were N posed upon ty the ou.raseou,
prices charged for the necessarles OF
life, hs Eould naturally be looking for
Arguu u-a's In London to baak up his
Argu mems In Wilmington. Having so
often told the people OF Wllmlngtou
shas clothing and the necessarles OF life
were b mn,h ohea per In L)udon than
here And thst 1t va, all owing to our
high tariff, would be forge; oil this il
he was looking for arguments In Lon
don ." harmon "a with his Arguments
In Wilmington? The truth is, the
Judge" ha, Investigated tbs matter,
and ha aiing his error, he promptly
writes 50 his own paper In Wilmington
mis- honest convictions and ssys:
"Con.r,ry to the generally rscsived
tmpressi IN in America, | find articles
OF ready made clothing very little, II
any cheaper, quality for quality, here
than trey are In Wilmington, Coatr.
panta Icons, boot', shoes and hats range
nearly the game in prizes as at home."
The home editor OF the Every Even.
Ing hndsit xn uphill business to an
swer i's chief and keep In the traces oil
free trade. He does the best be can,
however, and We must ackno wled o,
that pooedy could do better under tb,
'olrcum stan ces, but this declaration O
his chief he cannot rub out. Ii vii
stand there In spite OF him shaking 1t,
fists In the face OF free trade. In shee,
desperation The home editor sayg:
I,t
invest'Ra:e in the Srus scientific tpirit,
which IL. What ars tho graa. truths OF
this q 1e itior, aai not what points can
L hnd In support Of my prejudices,
Ahere roed be no fear oithe result"
Wha. d.es this mean? Does the
homo editor mean tia. i.s foreign editor
has no; !a"es daated the question In a
scientific spirl.? Were not the preju
dices OF the foreign editor With fres
trade bs'ore he left for Europe? On q
voyage OF soientiA, research, which
vas in:erfsred With by . cloudy day,
would q FREQ trader not bring hi.
soionu6 mind to bear upon the subject
OF cheap clothing whso he got back to
London? And leaning to the side OF
tree trade, would be no. naturally be
on the look oat for arguments to back
up his free trade theories? There is no
dim Guilty la und5lstlndipg all this.
The foraisn editor did bring science to
aia hin la his obs-,vstious and he
writes hsne that clo;hios Is very little,
II any cseaper IN LjDdoa than In vii.
ming;oo.
The bPn.e editor, taking farther issu.
with his crsisn edi :or, concludes By
sayins:
"Wossman woDl1 thfn reaiize wha,
ouroens Ea1y bear, becsuse ot the tariff
ana th7'r hecossities, which Ia but 8
shlIs IL as pockets Of a comparative
~ lew p*o reti nist pruprietors, instead
Oh seA D. J,eclC CT hmsrican work
men,"
Wher ~ Ter frsa tFada clolhing costs
rs mucN L. London az in Wilmington.
IL is I'll iUi5 10 see what burthens the
work heu q this country are bearing
under prolastivs tariff Evidently
sners 's~ e3ndlot OF opinion be Ger
sne hHUe and foreign editors OF on,
evening contemporary ard we wal
Witu aux x'esy to see how The diffsrenoe,
nre to be raconoilsd.
WE AGREE with Tue Pbilade,nb,,
Fress, w".h it says that there will n
no m oft' p>nular guest At the Oonsu,n
taon Cenannial than G ,ye1uor For.ta
OF Oaie. Saoh type OF penu,n
Amestcsn manhood Ia polu.ar every
where.
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